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Ministry of Education
National Testing Agency will conduct CMAT and GPAT exams tomorrow
The National Testing Agency  is conducting the Common Management Admission Test on-28th January, 2019for 64,582 registered candidates at 183 centres in 84 cities of 24 States/UTs. 403 candidates are registered for the examination at 2 centres in 2 cities in North Eastern States and 1197 candidates at 14 centres in 3 cities in Jammu & Kashmir.
Gender/Category wise distribution of Candidates Registered for CMAT-2019
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General
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OBC
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SC
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ST
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Total
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Male
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24768
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7434
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1846
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537
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34585
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Female
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22736
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5474
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1312
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475
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29997
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Total
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47504
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12908
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3158
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1012
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64582
In view of the request received from the Local Administration due to inclement weather,CMAT-2019 is also being conducted on 29.01.2019 for 187 candidates belonging to Kashmir Region at Srinagar.
The NTA is also conducting Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test  on -28th January, 2019 for 42827 registered candidates at 128 centres in 84 cities of 24 States/UTs. 377candidates are registered for the examination at 2 centres in 2 cities in North Eastern States. 139 candidates at 2 centres in 2 cities in Jammu & Kashmir.
Gender/Category wise distribution of Candidates Registered for GPAT-2019
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General
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OBC
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SC
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ST
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Total
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Male
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8371
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7455
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2448
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597
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18871
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Female
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11360
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9248
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2689
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658
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23955
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Transgender
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---
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1
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---
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--
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1
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Total
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19731
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16704
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5137
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1255
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42827
Both the Examinations are being conducted completely on Computer Based Test  Mode .
All the preparations for the exam have been completed:
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- A Control Room has been opened at NTA HQ and 24 State Coordinators, 99 City Coordinators and 265 Observers have been position
- A third party audit of the examination centres has been completed.
- Live CCTV- as done for UGC-NET December 2018 Examination and JEE Jan2019 Examination, CCTV Surveillance is being done in the examination centres to curb malpractices in the examinations. The NTA is also making arrangements for live viewing of remote locations and recording CCTVs Systems of all examination centres at Control Room situated at the NTA HQ.
- Jammers: In order to stop cheating using mobile networks, Jammers have been installed in all the Centres. A total of about 3,580 jammers  have been put in place.
While assuring the candidates of the highest professional conduct of the exam, NTA requests cooperation of all the stakeholders for an orderly conduct of the exams.
PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 204.34 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- 8,34,167 doses administered in last 24 hours
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 1,43,989
- Active cases stand at 0.33%
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.48%
- 16,112 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
- 4,33,65,890
- 16,464 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate 
- Weekly Positivity Rate 
- 87.54 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 2,73,888 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
#Unite2FightCorona #IndiaFightsCorona
Press Information Bureau
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Government of India
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Tribal Affairs Minister Shri Arjun Munda will inaugurate Mega Rozgar Mela on 4th March 2023 hosted by ASDC in Saraikela , Jharkhand
Key Highlights:
- Shri Arjun Munda, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs set to grace the Mega Rozgar Mela  on 4th March 2023 at Saraikela Kharswan District, Jharkhand.
- Tribal youth to receive ample job opportunities at the mega Job Fair
- Job Fair to Support Growth of Automotive Sector in Jharkhand
Shri Arjun Munda, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, and the former Chief Minister of Jharkhand will inaugurate an Apprenticeship Rozgar Mela  hosted by Automotive Skills Development Council  on 4th March, 2023 at the Kashi Sahu College in the Saraikela district of Jharkhand as the Chief Guest of the event.
The mega job fair will be a unique example of public private partnership, and is expected to be attended by leading automotive companies, offering job opportunities to the tribal youth to become trained technicians for two and four-wheelers. Thousands of tribal candidates from nearby locations are expected to attend the fair.
The job fair will be an important event for students and the automotive sector in Jharkhand and will provide a platform for tribal students to showcase their skills and for companies to find the right talent for their units, providing rightful opportunities to the tribal youth to upgrade their skills and work with the prestigious organizations.
In September 2022, a similar recruitment drive was organised by Tata Electronics Pvt. Ltd. A 2-day Recruitment Drive was organized in Khunti, Saraikela, Chaibasa and Simdega. A total of 387 out of 488 girls from Khunti, 152 out of 331 girls from Saraikela, 846 out of 1071 girls from Simdega and 513 out of 715 girls from Chaibasa qualified in the recruitment drive and were employed at the Tata Electronics’ Hosur Plant in Tamil Nadu.
The drive was initiated with the efforts of Minister for Tribal Affairs, Shri Arjun Munda during Sewa Pakhawada being celebrated on Hon’ble Prime Minister ’s birthday. The initiative received a great response and more than 2600 girls and young women participated in the recruitment drive from the rural areas of the districts, out of which 1898 girls were selected in 2 days.
It is hoped that similar events will be organized in the future to support the growth of the automotive sector in Jharkhand and other Tribal areas of the country.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Shri Anurag Singh Thakur felicitates players under Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons 
Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi has provided every possible support for the athletes and will continue to support sportspersons : Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Anurag Singh Thakur on 19th September 2023 felicitated players under Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons  in New Delhi.
On the occasion Shri Anurag Singh Thakur said thatPandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons  was formulated to help sportspersons who play well but are from poor and needy family . He said the scheme helps in procurement of sports equipment and training and till date 270 sportspersons have been provided support of around 8 crore 15 lakhs rupees. He also said that the sportsperson provided with assistance today also play well and are in need of certain facilities. He added that Government is providing help to athletes be it through TOPS or through Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons . He added Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has provided every possible support for the athletes and will continue to support sportspersons .
Speaking on Asian Games he said that we hope that India will win the highest medals till date this year.
The scheme of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons  is being implemented with the objective of providing financial assistance to outstanding sportspersons, coaches and their family members living in indigent circumstances for various purposes like ameliorate condition, medical treatment, injuries, procurement of sports equipment’s and participation in national and international sports event etc.
The following Sportspersons are given financial assistance as per the table:
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S. No.
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Name of Sportspersons & Achievements
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Purpose
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Amount

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1
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Shri Vikash Narwal,
He is a sportsperson of Para Lawn Bowls discipline. He has won Silver medals in Asian Championship 2022 at Johar, Malaysia; three Silver Medal in Mixed Pair, Man Pair and in Man–Single categories in National Championship 2021-22 held at Nasik Maharashtra.
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For purchase of kit and training.
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2,50,000
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2
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Shri Anil Kumar
He is a sportsperson of Athletics. He has participated in Mauritius Marathon 2017 and Goa River Marathon 2010.
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For training, procurement of equipment’s and participation in national and international sports events.
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2,25,000
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3
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Smt. Sanjana Sunil Joshi
She is a sportsperson of Athletics . She has secured Third position in South Asian Championship 2022 held at Nepal.
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For participation in national and international sports events.
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2,00,000
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4
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Shri Dinesh Rajasekaran
He is a sportsperson of Power-Lifting. He has secured third place in Powerlifting Championship 2022 held at Hyderabad and first Place in Asian Men’s Equipped Powerlifting Championship, 2023 held at Alappuzha.
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For procurement of equipment’s and participation in International Sports events.
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2,00,000
AYUSH
7th Ayurveda Day to be celebrated at a grand scale on 23rd October, 2022
6 Week long events were conducted with the aim of Jan Sandesh, Jan Bhagidari and Jan Aandolan
The 7th Ayurveda Day is going to be celebrated worldwide on 23rd October 2022 at a grand scale. Dhanawantari Jayanti has been celebrated since 2016 as Ayurveda Day to promote our most ancient and well documented system of medicine. The main event will be held at Vigyan Bhawan, in New Delhi and various programs will be organized across the country with support of other ministries as a whole government approach. This year Indian missions/Embassies will also organize programs in their respective countries.
The main event will be marked by the presence of the Chief Guest Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda, presided by Minister of Ayush, Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarabananda Sonowal, MoS External affairs and culture Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi, MoS for Ayush and WCD , Secretary, Ministry of Ayush Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha and other dignitaries.
This year’s Ayurveda Day is being celebrated with the theme “Har Din Har Ghar Ayurveda” so as to propagate benefits of Ayurveda to larger and grass root community. Keeping in view the theme, activities were conducted under 3-Js i.e. Jan Sandesh, Jan Bhagidari and Jan Aandolan and six weeklong events from 12th September 2022 to 23rd October 2022.
Ayurveda Day 2022 celebration was executed as a whole government approach. With active support of Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Woman and Child Development, Ministry of Consumer affairs, food & public distribution and other Ministries. Ministry of External Affairs with support of its mission/embassies has taken Ayurveda Day 2022 to global stage.
All the Ayush institutions/Councils have actively participated in organizing various programs in last six weeks. They also organised press conferences and shared preparations plan for observing Ayurveda day with their respective regional media.
Ministry of Power
Union Power Ministry advises States/UTs to allow construction activities in the power projects outside Municipal limitsduring nation-wide lockdown for COVID-19 outbreak after observing health protocols
Union Power Ministry has advised the State/UT administrations to allow construction activities in the power projects outside Municipal limits during nation-wide lockdown for COVID-19 outbreak as per the guidelines issued Union Ministry of Home Affairs on 15.04.2020. These activities may be permitted after observing necessary health protocols to curb COVID-19.
In a communication to States/UTs, DMs, Police Authorities, Municipal Bodies issued on 20.04.2020, the Ministry has said that as per Para 16 of the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs Order No. 40-3/2020- DM-I dated 15.04.2020, construction of all kinds of industrial projects in rural areas, i.e., outside the limits of municipal corporations and municipalities have been allowed to be carried out with effect from 20th April, 2020. This is also applicable for ongoing construction activities in Thermal/Hydro Power Generation Projects outside the limits of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs
The Ministry has also requested to allow the intrastate and interstate movement of construction materials, equipment, spares & consumables etc., for these under construction power projects as per Para 12 of the MHA Order No. 40-3/2020-DM-I dated 15.04.2020.
It has been emphasised that resumption of project works at sites may be carried out while taking all mandatory precautions and norms of social distancing as well the advisories issued by Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Health and Family welfare from time to time with regard to Covid-19
Power Ministry has instructed all CMDs of Power CPSUs and IIPs and UMPPs to ensure the necessary preventive measures/ equipment/ amenities for safeguard from COVID-19 to their employees and workforce deployed for construction activities.
The communication advises Chief Secretary  for similar action in respect of the State Generating Companies/ Independent Power Producers .
Ministry of Defence
MOU BETWEEN INDIAN NAVY  AND INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE  BENGALURU
A Memorandum of Understanding between Indian Navy  and Indian institute of Science , Bengaluru was signed at New Delhi for technical collaboration and joint research & development. The MoU is aimed to promote academic cooperation in the varied field on Engineering, enhance scientific understanding of technologies related to defence sector and undertake new development.
IN and IISc share common interest in academic exchange of scientific research activities in the field of Engineering related to defence technologies. The MoU would serve to provide a broader frame work and enable both sides to enhance capacity building, solution to field level issues, expanding of equipment vendor base and effective training through exchange of faculty/ guest lectures. IN in collaboration with IISc has undertaken development of future-ready Transcritical carbon dioxide  based AC plant working on natural refrigerant. The technology is a major breakthrough for phasing out halon synthetic refrigerants and is indigenously designed & developed. This MoU is the formal basis for the continued collaboration to develop such technologies solutions in the near future.
The MoU was signed by Rear Admiral K Srinivas, Asst Chief of Materiel  on behalf of the Navy and Captain Shridhar Warrier , Registrar IISc and Prof B Gurumoorthy, Director FSID Bengaluru.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Procurement of crops on MSP continues for Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21
Paddy procurement smooth across all states;Approval accorded for procurement of pulse and oilseeds in some states
Procurement of Moong and Copra on MSP also started
The arrival of KMS 2020-21 has already commenced and the Governmentcontinues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP Schemes asdone in previous seasons.
Paddy procurement for 2020-21 is going on smoothly across the procuringStates. As on 04.10.2020, cumulative procurement of Paddy in KMS 2020-21 is 8,00,389 MT. The totalnumber of farmers benefited are 62518 and total MSP outflow so far is Rs 1,511.135 crore.
Further, based on the proposal from the States, approval was accorded forprocurement of 28.40 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds for Kharif Marketing Season 2020 for the States ofTamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat and Haryana and 1.23 LMT of Copra  for the State of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. For other States/UTs approval will also be accorded on receipt of proposals for procurement of Pulses, Oilseeds andCopra under Price Support Scheme  so that procurement of FAQ grade of these crops can bemade at notified MSP for the year 2020-21 directly from the registered farmers, if the market rategoes below MSP during the notified harvesting period in the respective States/UTs by the CentralNodal Agencies through State nominated procuring agencies.
Upto 04.10.2020, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured103.40 MT of Moong having MSP value of Rs.74 lakhs benefitting 85 farmers in Tamil Nadu andHaryana. Similarly, 5,089 MT of copra having MSP value of Rs. 52.40 crore has been procuredbenefitting 3,961 farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu against the sanctioned quantity of 1.23 LMTfor the Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. In respect of Milling and Ball Copra, ratesare ruling above MSP. Respective State Governments are making arrangements for commencementof procurement in respect of Moong. In respect of Urad and Copra, the market prices are ruling at orabove MSP.
The Procurement of Cotton Seeds  during Kharif Marketing Season2020-21 has also Started from 1st October 2020 and upto 4rd October 2020,Cotton Corporation of India hasprocured 147 bales under MSP for MSP value of Rs 40.80 lakhs benefiting 29 farmers of Haryana.
Ministry of Textiles
5th National Handloom Day celebrations on August 7
The 5th National Handloom Day will be celebrated tomorrow across the country. Union Minister of Textiles and Women and Child Development, SmritiZubinIrani, will preside over a function at VigyanBhawan in New Delhi to mark the occasion.
Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan, and Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries and Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, will also be present on this occasion.
The main event will be held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Bhubaneswar has been chosen as the venue for the main event due to its rich tradition of Handlooms. More thanfifty percent of total weavers population of India resides in Eastern and North Eastern Regions and most of them are women. The prime objective of holding the National Handloom Day in Bhubaneswar is to empower women and girls.
The following activities will be undertaken all across the country
- Distribution of Pehchan Cards and Yarn Passbooks
- Distribution of MUDRA loan
- Distribution of lighting units and certificates for construction of work sheds.
- National Handloom Day to be observed at Weavers’ Service Centres in different States.
- At 16 NIFT Campuses and Handloom Mela and exhibition, workshops, panel discussions, special stalls for handloom products at Gandhinagar and Kolkata NIFT campuses.
- Live broadcast of discussion on Twitter from digital studio of IMG Reliance, involving young designers and prominent personalities from the handloom sector.
- Symposium at Crafts Museum in New Delhi by Fashion Design Council of India with participants from Ministry of Textiles, master weavers, textile designers, fashion designers and textile experts.
- Workshop through IGNOU/NIOS to impart information about educational opportunities to weave and their wards.
The National Handloom Day is observed annually on 7th August to honour the handloom weavers in the country and also highlight India’s handloom industry. National Handloom Day seeks to focus on the contribution of handloom to the socio economic development of the country and also increase the income of weavers.
The Union Government had declared 7th of August as the National Handloom Day in July 2015 with the objective of generating awareness about the importance of the handloom industry to the socio economic development of the country. August 7 was chosen as the National Handloom Day to commemorate the Swadeshi Movement which was launched on this day in 1905 in Calcutta Town Hall to protest against the partition of Bengal by the British Government. The movement had aimed at reviving domestic products and production processes.
The first National Handloom Day was inaugurated on 7th August 2015 by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, at the centenary of Madras University in Chennai.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah will address the National Conference on ‘Drug Trafficking and National Security’ in Chandigarh tomorrow
This is the first such national conference where the Union Home Minister, Chief Ministers of different States and the different Drugs Enforcement Agencies will all be on one platform
This Conference shows the unwavering resolve of the Modi government to free the country from the menace of drugs
During the Conference more than 30,000 kg of drugs will be burnt and disposed off by NCB teams in Delhi, Chennai, Guwahati and Kolkata in front of Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah
On the clarion call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to celebrate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, NCB under the leadership of the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah took a pledge to destroy 75,000 kilograms of drugs on 75 years of Independence
NCB started the drug disposal campaign from June 01, 2022, so far, about 51,217.8402 kgs of drugs have been disposed by NCB teams in 11 different states till July 29
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah will address the National Conference on 'Drug Trafficking and National Security' in Chandigarh tomorrow.
The Chief Ministers of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, The Administrator of Chandigarh, Officers from the BSF, NIA and NCB as well as ANTF chiefs of the respective States and NCORD members will also be present at the conference.
This is the first such national conference where the Union Home Minister, Chief Ministers of different States and the different Drugs Enforcement Agencies will all be on one platform.
This shows the unwavering resolve of the Modi government to free the country from the menace of drugs.
NCB teams in four different locations across the country will dispose off more than 30,000 kg of drugs in front of Home Minister Amit Shah via video conferencing during this programme.
These four places are: Delhi, Chennai, Guwahati and Kolkata.
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S. No
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Location
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Quantity of drug to be disposed in Kgs
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1
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Delhi
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19,320
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2
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Chennai
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1,309.401
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3
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Guwahati
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6,761.63
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4
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Kolkata
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30,77.753
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Total quantity
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30,468.784 Kgs
On the clarion call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to celebrate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, NCB under the leadership of the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah took a pledge to destroy 75,000 kilograms of drugs on 75 years of Independence.
NCB started the drug disposal campaign from June 01, 2022, so far about 51,217.8402 kgs of drugs have been disposed by NCB teams in 11 different states till July 29.
Tomorrow after the disposal of 30,468.784 kg of drugs in front of the Home Minister, the total quantity will reach around 81,686.6242 kgs crossing NCB’s target, which is a big achievement in is fight towards a drugs free India.
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